Don Adams vs. Caris LeVert Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Caris LeVert and Don Adams, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Don Adams played 7 years in the NBA, 1 less than Caris LeVert, who played 8. Don Adams had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Caris LeVert had his rookie season in 2016-17. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Don Adams 7 3 1970-71 to 1976-77
Caris LeVert 8 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Don Adams Caris LeVert
Season 1970-712016-17
Team San Diego RocketsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Adams 82 29.0 11.4 - - 7.1 2.1 - - - 4.2 4.8 11.7 .409 - - - 1.9 2.6 .731
Caris LeVert 57 21.7 8.2 0.4 2.9 3.3 1.9 0.9 0.1 1.0 1.6 3.0 6.7 .450 1.0 3.2 .321 1.2 1.6 .720
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Adams ------- --- ----------
Caris LeVert ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Don Adams Caris LeVert
Season 1971-722017-18
Team Houston Rockets, Atlanta HawksBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Adams 73 28.4 11.4 - - 6.9 1.9 - - - 3.6 4.3 10.9 .392 - - - 2.8 3.8 .745
Caris LeVert 71 26.3 12.1 0.7 2.9 3.7 4.2 1.2 0.3 2.2 2.2 4.5 10.4 .435 1.2 3.5 .347 1.9 2.6 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Adams 6 31.3 9.3 - - 6.3 2.0 - - - 4.2 3.3 9.3 .357 - - - 2.7 3.8 .696
Caris LeVert ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Don Adams Caris LeVert
Season 1972-732018-19
Team Atlanta Hawks, Detroit PistonsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Adams 74 25.3 9.1 - - 6.0 1.6 - - - 3.1 3.6 9.2 .391 - - - 2.0 2.5 .788
Caris LeVert 40 26.6 13.7 0.9 2.9 3.8 3.9 1.1 0.4 1.7 1.9 5.2 12.1 .429 1.2 3.9 .312 2.1 3.1 .691
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Adams ------- --- ----------
Caris LeVert 5 28.8 21.0 1.2 3.4 4.6 3.0 1.0 0.4 2.0 1.6 7.2 14.6 .493 2.4 5.2 .462 4.2 5.8 .724

Season 4
Don Adams Caris LeVert
Season 1973-742019-20
Team Detroit PistonsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf SemisNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Adams 74 31.1 10.3 1.8 4.3 6.1 1.9 1.5 0.2 - 3.3 4.1 10.0 .408 - - - 2.1 2.7 .761
Caris LeVert 45 29.6 18.7 1.1 3.1 4.2 4.4 1.2 0.2 2.6 1.8 6.9 16.3 .425 1.8 4.9 .364 3.1 4.4 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Adams 7 36.6 9.1 2.4 4.9 7.3 2.9 0.9 0.1 - 3.7 4.0 10.4 .384 - - - 1.1 2.0 .571
Caris LeVert 4 35.0 20.3 2.0 4.0 6.0 9.5 1.3 0.3 3.3 1.8 6.8 18.3 .370 2.3 5.3 .429 4.5 6.3 .720

Season 5
Don Adams Caris LeVert
Season 1974-752020-21
Team Detroit PistonsBrooklyn Nets, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Adams 51 27.0 5.9 1.2 3.5 4.8 1.5 1.4 0.4 - 3.5 2.5 6.2 .403 - - - 0.9 1.5 .577
Caris LeVert 47 31.6 20.2 0.7 3.9 4.6 5.2 1.4 0.6 2.2 2.2 7.6 17.3 .441 1.8 5.5 .326 3.1 3.8 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Adams ------- --- ----------
Caris LeVert ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Don Adams Caris LeVert
Season 1975-762021-22
Team Buffalo BravesIndiana Pacers, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Braves Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Adams 56 12.6 3.1 0.7 1.9 2.6 1.3 0.5 0.1 - 2.3 1.2 3.0 .394 - - - 0.7 1.0 .702
Caris LeVert 58 30.7 17.0 0.7 2.9 3.7 4.3 0.9 0.4 1.9 2.3 6.5 14.7 .444 1.4 4.4 .320 2.5 3.3 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Adams 9 13.6 4.0 0.9 2.1 3.0 1.4 0.2 0.0 - 2.6 1.7 4.0 .417 - - - 0.7 0.8 .857
Caris LeVert ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Don Adams Caris LeVert
Season 1976-772022-23
Team Buffalo BravesCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Adams 77 22.2 7.3 1.7 3.1 4.8 1.9 1.0 0.2 - 2.6 2.8 6.8 .411 - - - 1.7 2.2 .746
Caris LeVert 74 30.2 12.1 0.7 3.1 3.8 3.9 1.0 0.3 1.6 2.3 4.3 10.0 .431 1.7 4.4 .392 1.8 2.4 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Adams ------- --- ----------
Caris LeVert 5 34.0 15.0 0.8 3.8 4.6 2.6 0.4 0.2 1.0 2.0 5.4 12.6 .429 2.6 7.2 .361 1.6 2.6 .615

Season 8
Don Adams Caris LeVert
Season -2023-24
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Adams ------- --- ----------
Caris LeVert 68 28.8 14.0 0.6 3.5 4.1 5.1 1.1 0.5 1.7 1.8 5.1 12.1 .421 1.6 4.9 .325 2.3 3.0 .766
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Adams ------- --- ----------
Caris LeVert 11 25.3 10.1 0.7 2.9 3.6 2.3 0.8 0.5 1.3 1.3 4.0 9.3 .431 0.5 3.0 .182 1.5 2.4 .654
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